The South African Foreign Policy Initiative (SAFPI), a program recently established by the Open Society Foundation of South Africa (OSF-SA) has announced a general call for research projects from organisations and individuals which can provide critical insights and expand and strengthen the debate on the influences and choices that impact South Africa’s foreign policy in the 21st Century.
OSF-SA works towards achieving a non-racial, open society based on the principles of democracy. OSF-SA believes that the goal of such a society can be achieved only when governments are sensitive and responsive to the needs of their citizens. OSF-SA gives much importance to foreign policy of South Africa and its SAFPI program is aimed at strengthening the debate on issues that will affect the foreign policy of South Africa in 21st century.
Applicants and Issues
- Individuals and organisations are encouraged to apply for grants that provide innovative and critical analysis of South Africa’s foreign policy behaviour and impact.
- OSF-SA wishes to award grants to suitably qualified organisations and individuals that undertake empirically focused research projects on South Africa’s global role as it relates to the following issues:
- Deliberating South Africa’s 2nd year on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC);
- Understanding South Africa’s Role in Development Cooperation and the Implementation of the Development Partnership Agency;
- South Africa’s identity in IBSA and BRICS;
- Comparing South Africa’s corporate footprint in Africa with BRIC partners: Complementarities and Competition;
- South Africa’s Foreign Policy after 2014: Continuity and/or Change?
Selection Criteria
- Originality of the proposed project;
- The background policy context of the proposed research;
- The empirical nature of the study
- Methodology that clearly states how the research objectives are going to be achieved i.e. the research questions, data collection, the type of data analysis that will be applied and so forth;
- Projects that are multi-disciplinary/trans-disciplinary in nature;
- Who will be impacted by the results of the study?
- Risks associated with the research project;
Last date for submitting the proposals is November 30, 2011.
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